The Latest: Southern California rain forecast downgraded

February 12, 2018

Photo: John Antczak, AP

Gulls take flight at Surfrider Beach in Malibu, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. Forecasters say blustery winds bringing increased fire danger to Southern California could be followed by pockets of rain. The National Weather Service says a Santa Ana wind condition that developed Saturday night will continue through Sunday.

The National Weather Service says the wet and much cooler conditions will persist from Monday through midweek.

Forecasters say high temperatures will be anywhere from 10 degrees to 25 degrees cooler than Sunday's highs and highest rainfall totals will range from a quarter inch to a half inch (0.64 centimeter to 1.27 centimeter).

In Santa Barbara County, officials are monitoring the system but do not anticipate a need for evacuations in areas at risk for debris flows like the one that hit Montecito last month.